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Alaska oil and gas leases were unfairly scrapped, US judge rules

AIDEA sued Biden administration after Department of Interior cancelled leases in 2023

The coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, near Kaktovik, Alaska.
The coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, near Kaktovik, Alaska.Photo: AP/SCANPIX
North America Energy CorrespondentBaton Rouge
Published 27 March 2025, 21:23Updated 28 March 2025, 09:18
AlaskaArctic National Wildlife RefugeJoe BidenDonald TrumpUS Department of the Interior